Chapter 52 Why do you like it?

Lu Shuyan herself had never expected that she would be the one to receive the Queen's reward. After bowing and expressing her gratitude, Lu Shuyan walked back to her mother holding the painting.

Lu Shuyan's mother, Madam Si Nanbo, glanced at her daughter and secretly patted her hands. No matter what the Empress planned, she had to accept the reward today happily. If there was anything else, she had to go home and talk about it.

Soon, the maid beside the empress came forward and said to everyone, "The empress will hold a banquet in Kunning Palace at noon. Ladies and young ladies, please move to Kunning Palace."

The Queen and Princess Kangle left first in their sedan chairs.

"It seems that the Queen's sister-in-law has already found a candidate of her choice?"

"I asked my mother to inquire about it. The Lu family has a suitable family background and the daughter of this family is well educated. As you have just seen, she is also very talented and beautiful. I just don't know what her personality is like. I only heard that it is very good." The queen pinched her brows. She naturally wanted to choose a perfect daughter-in-law for her son.

Lu Shuyan is the only legitimate daughter of Si Nanbo. Si Nanbo's mansion is not the best in Beijing, but it has a very solid foundation. Si Nanbo's wife is from the Guan family, a wealthy family in Ezhou, and is also extraordinary.

The only pity is that Miss Lu has no biological brothers, only two half-brothers.

However, the Queen had carefully read and pondered the list sent by her mother, and had paid special attention to several girls today. After reading them, she still felt that the girl from the Lu family was the most suitable.

She had a reason for asking the girls to paint today. The third prince loved painting and admiring flowers, and he often painted himself.

The Queen naturally took this into consideration when she was choosing a concubine for the Third Prince. After all, they were the ones who had to live together, and it was not enough for her to like the woman. They had to live in harmony in the future. Moreover, she saw that the girl from the Lu family was beautiful and elegant, and she thought she was the type that her son would like.

Princess Kangle did not say much about the Queen's choice and changed the subject to other things.

"Where is Zhaoyang? Why don't I see her today?"

"I sent her away because I was afraid that she would come and cause trouble. Kangle, I should have listened to you before. The Qin family is indeed not suitable." The queen still remembered that when she mentioned it to the emperor, the emperor looked at her deeply, and she could not forget that look until now.

"You are the mother of the Third Prince, so it is inevitable that you are concerned."

The Queen said nothing more. She was the mother of the Third Prince, but the Emperor was not only the father of the Third Prince, he was also the father of more than a dozen princes and princesses in the palace, and the ruler of all the people in the world...

The distance between Yu Garden and Kunning Palace was not very close, so the empress naturally arranged for a sedan chair to come over.

The feeling of having a meal in the palace is quite different from that of having a meal in the princess's villa.

Even though every dish here looked extremely exquisite, Shen Yuan still found it somewhat tasteless.

She believed that she was not the only one who felt this way. In such an occasion, no one could enjoy their meal.

This is especially true for Lu Shuyan. She is now pretending to be calm, otherwise she would even forget how to hold the chopsticks.

After finishing this lunch with different thoughts, they were finally able to leave the palace.

When he saw the palace gate from afar, Shen Yuan felt like he was alive again. A place like the imperial palace could make one hold their breath and concentrate unconsciously. It was so tiring.

When they reached the palace gate, Shen Yuan saw that the wife of Duke Jingguo, who was not far in front of her, tilted her body. Qin Ruyue, who was beside her, immediately supported her mother and seemed to be asking about her condition, so she did not see the string of Buddhist beads that the wife of Duke Jingguo dropped.

Shen Yuan stepped forward, picked it up, and handed it back to the wife of Duke Jingguo.

"Ma'am, are you okay?" She looked very pale and in very bad spirits.

Lady Jingguo forced a smile and took the beads. "Thank you very much. I'm fine."

Shen Yuan bowed, "You're welcome."

When Shen Yuan turned around, he found that there was an unfamiliar maid beside his sister-in-law.

When she saw Shen Yuan coming back, she bowed to her and said, "Miss Shen, my princess invites you to talk in the car."

Following the direction the maid pointed, Shen Yuan saw the carriage parked on the palace road.

"Manman, go ahead. Your sister-in-law is waiting for you here."

"Sister-in-law, please go outside and wait for me in the carriage. Don't stand and wait."

After talking to his sister-in-law, Shen Yuan followed the maid to the carriage.

"Princess, Miss Shen is here."

The maid didn't hear the princess's reply, but directly opened the curtain.

The princess smiled warmly at Shen Yuan, "Come up quickly."

Shen Yuan then got into the carriage with the help of a maid. She saw that the princess was still holding the painting she had drawn in the morning.

"Your name is Shen Yuan, so can I call you Yuan Yuan?"

Shen Yuan smiled and nodded, "Of course, my nickname is Manman, you can call me Yuanyuan or Manman."

"Yes, it sounds really nice. Let's talk in private, you don't have to call me a subordinate, just be casual." Princess Kangle showed Shen Yuan the painting in her hand, "Do you want to know why I like this painting?"

Shen Yuan nodded honestly. She thought the princess must have seen many paintings by famous artists, and it couldn't be that she thought her paintings were particularly good.

Princess Kang Le smiled, as if she could see what she was thinking.

"You draw very well, but this is only one of the reasons. When I was your age, I had a cat named Jin Jin. I brought it with me when I got married. Later, it died of old age. After that, I said I would never keep a cat again to avoid sadness. The cat in your painting is very similar to my Jin Jin. It used to like to catch fish in the pond like this."

Princess Kangle had a nostalgic look on her face when she talked about the cat.

"Although it has only been with you for a short period of time, you have been with it for its entire life. With a master like you, Jin Jin must have lived a very happy life."

"So I want to thank you for your painting. It makes me feel like I can see Jin Jin again. But I can't take your painting for nothing. If you want something, please tell me."

Before Shen Yuan opened his mouth, Princess Kang Le said sternly, "You are not allowed to say you don't want anything."

Shen Yuan had originally intended to say this. It was just a casual painting, so how could she have the nerve to ask for anything? If she had known, she would have painted it in more detail.

Shen Yuan thought about it, and finally told the princess what he wanted.

She smiled shyly, "I ate your snacks last time and I've always remembered the taste. Princess, please give me a few more snacks."

Princess Kang Le was surprised. "That's it? Don't you want to think about it again?"

Shen Yuan nodded, "That's good." She meant it sincerely...

"Okay, I'll have someone send it to your house later."

Princess Kangle's carriage took Shen Yuan to the palace gate, and she got off and got on her own carriage.

Not long after Shen Yuan returned home, he received two large food boxes filled with various snacks from the Princess's Mansion.

And not only were there snacks, but the recipes for each snack were also delivered.

————Small theater dividing line

Princess Kang Le: Why do you want just a few plates of snacks?!

Shen Yuan: Even if I want your son, you can’t do it to me!

Princess Kangle: You should try it once, how do you know if I will give it to you?

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